A Traveler's Needs (Cinémathèque Unreleased)

A Traveler's Needs

Yeohaengjaui pilyo South Korea 2024 | Hong Sang-soo | vostEN | 90’ | digital | Cast : Yunhee Cho, Kwon Hae-hyo, Isabelle Huppert u Ours d'argent, Berlinale 2024

Iris, a woman who finds herself adrift in Seoul and without any means to make ends meet, turns to teaching French via a très peculiar method. Through a series of encounters, as we grow to know more about Iris and her situation, the mysteries of her circumstances only deepen.

« Hong makes all of this look as easy and fluent as breathing. » (The Guardian)

« As is so often the case for Hong, his latest is a gentle, hypnotically watchable film that breezes by as Iris does herself, dallying around Seoul in a loose summer dress and her striking bright-green cardigan. » (IndieWire)